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Jarrett Allen
Cavaliers · C · 28
Jarrett Allen
vs
2025-26
Walker Kessler
Lakers · C · 25
Walker Kessler
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jarrett Allen vs Walker Kessler

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Allen · Kessler
Jarrett Allen
Allen
Cavaliers
2025-26
Kessler
Lakers
Walker Kessler
56
Games
availability
5
27.1
Minutes
per game
30.8
15.4
Points
per game
14.4
8.5
Rebounds
per game
10.8
1.8
Assists
per game
3.0
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
3.2
1.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
63.8%
Field goal %
70.3%
10.0%
Three-point %
0.2 vs 1.6 attempts
75.0%
70.9%
Free throw %
70.0%
66.9%
True shooting
TS%
78.6%
19.6%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
9.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
15.2%
Rebound %
of available
16.7%
+6.4
Net rating
on court
+4.8
14.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+3.8
Plus-minus
per game
+2.8
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jarrett Allen scored more in 2025-26, 1.0 points a game apart (15.4 vs 14.4), on Allen's heavier usage (19.6% vs 16.7%).

Kessler is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 78.6% to 66.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kessler (3.0 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Kessler (10.8 vs 8.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Allen played 51 more games (56 vs 5 of 82).

With Allen on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.4 per 100 possessions, against +4.8 for Kessler; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Allen $28.0M through 2028-29, Kessler $30.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Allen
2025-26
Kessler
37-19
Record when playing
2-3
13.4
Points at home
21.7
16.9
Points on the road
3.5
16.9
Points in wins
23.5
12.3
Points in losses
8.3
40
Season high
25
2
30-point games
0
20
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Allen · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL9 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL7 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS6 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK17 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Kessler · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN6 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW11 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 31 at PHX4 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Allen · contract
2026-27$28.0M
2027-28$30.2M
2028-29$32.5M
Kessler · contract
2026-27$30.2M
2027-28$31.7M
2028-29$33.3M
2029-30player option$34.8M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).